IVF Children Suffer More Over-All HealthProblems Than Naturally-Conceived Children
By Gudrun Schultz
HELSINKI,Finland, December 4, 2006 (LifeSiteNew.com) – Children conceived using invitro fertilization technology appear to have worse over-all health thanchildren conceived naturally, according to a study from Finland.
DoctorNDTVreported in their November newsletter on findings from the National Researchand Development Center for Welfare and Health in Helsinki, Finland, showing IVFchildren have increased rates of multiple health problems.
Whileincreased rates of specific abnormalities have been known to be associated withIVF, such as brain abnormalities and defective urological systems, the newresearch showed an overall increase in poor health among IVF children,including single-birth children.
Multiplebirths resulting from IVF treatment have been associated with higher mortalityrates, increased risk for hospitalization and cerebral palsy. Single childrenborn using IVF technology also showed increased hospitalization rates, however,as well as more birth complications.
Theresearchers called for additional studies to identify the cause of increasedhealth problems in single-birth IVF children.increased risk for specificdiseases was found.
Researchersexamined the health of 4,559 children up to four years old who were born usingIVF technology between 1996 and 1999. As a control group the study relied onmore than 190,000 children who were conceived naturally during the same timeperiod.
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